Music and Imagery Association Australia (MIAA) presents public lecture with Margareta Wärja
Join us for an exciting public lecture by Margareta Wärja (Royal College of Music, Stockholm) at The Dax Centre and online via Zoom. A recording will be available.
Title: Creating Hope and Resilience in Women after Cancer through Music and Arts Therapy
Margareta Wärja PhD, FAMI, Registered GIM therapist and GIM Trainer authorized by European Association of Music and Imagery (EAMI). Margareta is a music and expressive arts therapist and licensed psychotherapist with 35 years of experience. She is Director of Expressive Arts Stockholm and currently in private practice. She combines music imagery work with various arts-based modalities in trauma work, trainings, psychotherapy, and personal growth and development. Margareta has developed an approach combining receptive music therapy (GIM) and arts making which was implemented and evaluated in a mixed methods research study in cancer rehabilitation for women at Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden.
She works from a relational and holistic theoretical base focused on developing resilience and existential health.
In this lecture, Margareta will delve into the fascinating world of music imagery and clinical research, sharing insights and experiences that will leave you inspired and enlightened.
Lecture outline:
· theoretical and methodological framework for working with the arts in psychotherapy in the face of life-threatening illness.
· clinical mixed methods study in Sweden using arts-based psychotherapy for women treated for gynaecological cancer.
· listening experience through music, imagery, and reflection.
